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Originally Posted by rayliotta
((Having not attended, but knowing many people who did)) -- Personally, I believe the main purpose of the FTTA is the promotion of a particular kind of "Lord's Recovery culture" among the young adults. Culture is one of those things, we all know, it's not about good or bad, right or wrong, rather, cultures are just different.
But their understanding of their own culture is so thoroughly wrapped up with what it means to be spiritual ... there's no separating the two. To be spiritual means to act like them, talk like them, use their pet catch-phrases, have the same look in your eyes ... do you think a two-year training with a fairly intensive schedule can be effective in this "culture promotion"?
I think it's pretty effective.
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Wow! I trained some trainees and I know others that did as well and we didn't have the slightest interest in people acting like us or talking like us, etc. I remember for a final exam in "advanced english class" everyone had to preach the gospel as a team, using the hymn "Hark the Herald Angels sing" as an outline. They shared testimonies, taught, quoted scripture (I asked them specifically not to quote footnotes or hymns as I felt they would just be used as filler and I was ultimately testing whether they were able to speak english). One brother gave a very good testimony. I got up afterwards and pointed out that the reason the testimony was so good was because he had something to say, not because he was jumping up and down and gesticulating a certain way. I told them "don't imitate the way he gave his testimony" instead learn from him to study, get into the word and then have something to say.